the yahngorithmWatch guide
A quadbox plan for the day — the 4 best games to have on at every point, ranked by projected competitiveness, pace, ranked-team stakes, and rivalries. Once games kick off it re-ranks on the live score (ESPN): a one-score game late jumps the board, a blowout drops to the bench.
46 games · 5 viewing windows
3:00 PM CT1 of 4 slots — that's everything live
6:00 PM CT3 of 4 slots — that's everything live
in: NAVY, HOW
7:00 PM CT3 of 4 slots — that's everything live
out: ARMYin: NU
9:30 PM CT
in: CLEM
115
NavyAmerican Athletic
UABAmerican AthleticFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
UAB short weekNAVY off bye
215
HowardMEACFCS
RutgersBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
315
NorthwesternBig Ten
4IndianaBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
415
ClemsonACC
CaliforniaACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CLEM travel
11:00 PM CT
out: NAVY, HOW, NUin: ORE, BOIS, SDSU
115
ClemsonACCCaliforniaACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
CLEM travel
215
21OregonBig Ten
12USCBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
315
Boise StatePac-12
Western MichiganMid-AmericanFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
BOIS travel
415
San Diego StatePac-12
ToledoMid-AmericanFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
SDSU travel
next best (6)
15
MinnesotaBig Ten
WashingtonBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
MINN travel
15
3Notre DameFBS Independents
PurdueBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
WisconsinBig Ten
14Penn StateBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
IllinoisBig Ten
6Ohio StateBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
18IowaBig Ten
19MichiganBig TenFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
15
Virginia TechACC
Boston CollegeACCFBS vs. lower division — likely lopsided
Windows use an estimated ~3h40m per game and a 45-min kickoff-clustering window, and change only when the top 4 actually change. Live scores come from ESPN on each refresh — a finished game frees its slot, an in-progress one holds it even if it runs long. Once a later window starts, the finished ones collapse into “earlier windows today.”